Softball Officials to Meet in Pecos January 30
W W Kethan president of the International Softball Federation and Texas Amateur Softball Association Commissioner will visit Pecos on Saturday January 30 to reactivate District 22 and confer with District Commissioner Lynn Webb. District 22 includes Pecos Crockett Reeves Crane Terrell Val Verde Brewster Upton Ward. Potential league towns span Pecos Ft Stockton Crane McCamey Rankin Iraan Ozona Del Rio Sanderson Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. Kethan
International Softball Federation
Texas Amateur Softball Association
Pecos
TASA
Lynn Webb
Girls Softball Association
Crockett
Reeves
Crane
Terrell
Val Verde
Brewster
Upton
Ward
Ft.Stockton
McCamey
Rankin
Iraan
Ozona
del Rio
Sanderson
Alpine
Two Pasadena Little Leaguers Found Dead
In Pasadena, Texas, 12 year old Travis Stuckey and 11 year old James Miles were found hanged from a rope over a tree limb in a backyard. Police say the scene appears accidental though no witnesses are found. Both boys were star Little League players coached by rival teams.
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Houston
Pasadena
Travis Donald Stuckey
James Roland Miles
Stuckey
Charles Holt
Miles
Holt
James R. Essray
Noah Sanders
Sanders
City Court Receipts for December 1883 Totals 1883
Municipal Court reports December fines totaling 1883 dollars with WO Pigman leading offenses at 590 for drunken driving in car. Other traffic fines include speeding 145 and no license 180. Humane department notes a 20 dollar fine for allowing a dog to run at large.
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Humane Dept
Texas Exports Announced
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White released figures showing 1970 livestock exports: 111,083 goats, 75,820 sheep, 10,916 swine, and 7,352 cattle. He predicted Texas will remain No. 1 among the states in beef cattle, swine, sheep, and goats exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Agriculture
John C. White
Texas
White
East Pecos Colts win seventh grade basketball crown
The East Pecos seventh grade Colts coached by David Lund gren beat the Rams 26 to 24 in a tense playoff final. Sebero Jaquez led the Colts with 10 points while Maynard Anderson scored 14 for the Rams. The all star game follows on Tuesday January 19 to close the season.
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East Pecos
Colts
David Lundgren
Rams
Gome Olibas
Sebero Jaquez
Maynard Anderson
Chamber Directors Set Date for March Chamber Banquet
Chamber of Commerce directors met at noon to review plans for the 1971 annual banquet to be held March 19 at Pecos Valley Country Club with Governor Preston Smith as guest. Ticket pricing will be announced in February with priority to members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bob Hughes
Young Homemakers
Welding Supply Co
Advisory Council For
Texas
Odessa
Ing
Pecos Valley Country Club
Preston Smith
J.T. Moore, Jr
Reeves - Loving County
Moore
Pecos
Ben Matta
Clay Allison
Ropers
Pecos Police Dept Busy December Report Summary
December saw 353 calls and 15 816 miles patrolled in Pecos. Officers logged 79 offenses investigated with 41 jail arrests and 94 traffic tickets. The Animal Control Dept handled 172 calls, $24 in pound fees collected, and property values reported at $4 110 10 recovered $1 087 for 26 percent. Chief Gene Martin authored the report.
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Pecos
Animal Control Dept
Gene Martin
Border Patrol Needs Agents for INS Careers
nationwide call by the U S Civil Service Commission for Border Patrol Agent positions in the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Written exams in January April July and October for applications due by the prior month’s second Tuesday. Starting salary 8098 rising to 8956 after training. merit promotions. Must be at least 21 and meet high physical standards. Details in Announcement WAM-911 from Area Offices or the Commission in Washington DC.
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Border Patrol
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of Justice
U.S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Commission
Washington, D.C
Customs Hiring Boom For Security Officers Nationwide
The Bureau of Customs and the U S Civil Service Commission seek over 2 000 applicants in four months to fill Customs Security Officer roles across the nation led by the Eastern seaboard. Starting salaries range from 5853 to 8098 with a 40 a day in flight pay and relocation coverage. Returning Vietnam veterans are encouraged to apply under Veterans Readjustment appointments with testing available now.
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Bureau of Customs
United States Civil Service Commission
Post Office
Customs Bureau
R. H. Meek
Pecos
Deadline Nears For W-2 Forms
IRS reminds employers to provide two copies of Form W-2 to employees on or before February 15 1970. Wilbur G. Park in Pecos notes total wages include sick pay and that revised statements must be issued if corrections are needed. W-2s accompany income tax returns and those with multiple jobs should attach all W-2s to Form 1040.
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Internal Revenue Service
Wilbur G. Park
Pecos
Texas Soldier Dies in Southeast Asia Nonhostile Action
Washington AP reports Defense Department lists Army Spec. 4 Robert B. Michalk of Hooks Texas among soldiers who died in Southeast Asia not due to hostile action. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Michalk Box 174 Hooks.
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Washington
Defense Department
Texas
Southeast Asia
Army
Robert B. Michalk
Robert E. Michalk
Hooks
School Menu Friday Highlights A Lunch
Friday offerings include corn dogs with baked beans and buttered broccoli. Mixed fruit salad and brownie with milk round out the meal.
TEC Seeks Answers On Vet Job Problem In 1971
The Texas Employment Commission joins Nixon's Jobs for Veterans campaign to place Vietnam era veterans in work or training. Pecos office reports 78 veterans registered, 73 placed or referred locally last year, with statewide figures over 44 000 veterans seeking jobs. TEC offers counseling, training, and employer liaison to match skills with openings.
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America
Texas Employment Commission
Nixon
TEC
Pecos
Joe Carpenter
West Third Street
Carpenter
Texas
Lion Service
Fog and showers linger across Southeast Texas
Persistent fog slowed travel in southeast Texas with two mile visibility in patches. Light to moderate showers dotted the region and along a cold front from Childress to Lubbock. Areas from Galveston to Mineral Wells reported damp fog and scattered rain with cooler morning lows from Dalhart to Lubbock.
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Associated Press
Texas
Childress
Lubbock
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Waco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Denison
Sherman
McAllen
Alice
Dalhart
Smith Sets Jan. 20 for Official Texas Speech
Gov. Preston Smith agrees to deliver his official message to a joint session on January 20, one day after his inauguration, moving up from January 25 to accelerate legislature organization while GOP plans to raise 800 million in new taxes loom. Senate committees begin work as Lt. Gov. Barnes pushes budget review.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
House
Ben Barnes
Senate
Sid W. Richardson
University of Texas
Capitol
Legislative Budget Board
Senate Finance Committee
Referendum Called On Teacher Code Of Ethics
A Texas Education Agency mailout asks voters to decide on a proposed code of ethics for teachers and public school staff. Five principles with 28 sub points stand for professional conduct, practices, colleagues, students, and relations with parents and the community, to govern the profession from Sept. 1.
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Austin
Texas Education Agency
Brooks Quits Education Committee in Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes denied a promise to chair the Education Committee made to Sen. Chet Brooks. Brooks resigns from the panel saying he was not named chairman, and notes Aiken’s move to Finance Committee left the seat open. Brooks argues he has more education legislation experience than Oscar Maury, named Education Committee chairman.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Brooks
Education
Barnes
A.M. Aiken
Paris
Aiken
Senate Finance Committee
Dallas
Oscar Maury
Education Committee
Maury
State Departments and Institutions
Banking
Voters May Register In Balmorhea
Pearl Barker, tax assessor collector, says a deputy will issue voter registrations in Balmorhea January 1822. The deadline remains January 30, since the 31st is a Sunday. A federal ruling on Texas voter registration does not affect this year’s final date.
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Pearl Barker
Pecos
Balmorhea
Texas
Search Continues For Missing Plane In Southeast US
The week-long hunt for a missing FBUSA bomber resumed with ground and air teams across several states. Houston air route control reported contact two hours after takeoff from Carswell AFB Fort Worth. Crew: pilot Lt Col Bruce D Stocks and navigator Maj Billy C Gentry, both of Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Air Force
Houston
Ozark Mountains
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast
Grand Isle
Mobile
Ala
Lufkin
Bruce D.stocks
Billy C. Gentry
Suttee Reports for Duty with Third Marine Division
Marine Pfc Stanley L Suttee son of Mr and Mrs L V Suttee of Pecos Texas has reported for duty with the Third Marine Division in Okinawa.
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Stanley L. Suttee
L.v.suttee
Pecos, Tex
Third Marine Division
Okinawa
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Freeport
Little Leaguers
City Court
Texas Exports
EP Colts
Bessie Haynes
J.O. Strother
Bessie Haynes Elementary School
Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Homer Graham
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